European journal of public health
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Eur J Public Health · Jun 2009
Physicians' knowledge, attitudes and professional use of RCTs and meta-analyses: a cross-sectional survey.
Familiarity with Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses is essential to practice Evidence Based Medicine (EBM). The aims of this study were to describe knowledge, attitudes and professional behavior of physicians towards methods to evaluate the efficacy of health interventions, particularly meta-analysis and to find out their possible associated factors. ⋯ The association between the EBM educational background of doctors and the appropriate professional use of RCTs and meta-analyses suggest that EBM training may promote a more evidence-based practice among physicians.
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Eur J Public Health · Jun 2009
Potential impact and cost-effectiveness analysis of rotavirus vaccination of children in Israel.
Rotavirus is a common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children under 5 years of age. Two effective vaccines against rotavirus gastroenteritis were recently licensed in many countries throughout the world. The study aimed to investigate the cost effectiveness of vaccinating an Israeli birth cohort of 143 500 children. ⋯ Rotavirus vaccination can be considered a cost-effective intervention in Israel, depending on the precise vaccine price.
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Eur J Public Health · Apr 2009
Adolescents perceived effectiveness of the proposed European graphic tobacco warning labels.
Graphical tobacco product labelling is a prominent source of health information and has an important position among tobacco control initiatives. However, little is known about its effectiveness among adolescents. With this above in mind, we aimed to research into how adolescents perceive the proposed EU graphic tobacco product warning labels as an effective means of preventing smoking initiation in comparison to the current EU text-only warning labels. ⋯ The proposed EU graphic warning labels may play an important role in preventing of smoking initiation during the crucial years of early adolescence when smoking experimentation and early addiction usually take place.
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Eur J Public Health · Jan 2009
Multicenter StudyEpidemiology and cost of treatment of genital warts in Spain.
Genital warts (GW) are common and increasing in young people. Ninety percent of GW are due to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types 6 and 11. The objective of this study was to assess the epidemiology and management costs associated with GW in Spain. ⋯ This study provides a first overview of the burden of GW in Spain. A quadrivalent HPV vaccine that prevents HPV 6, 11, 16, 18 related diseases will have the potential to significantly decrease the socio-economic burden associated with GW in Spain.